Police identify Bay City man, 62, who died after being hit by van at Carrollton pub crawl

View full sizeA 62-year-old Bay City man died Sunday, Aug. 10, after being struck by a van late Saturday night, Aug. 9, while walking along Carrollton Road, just north of Mapleridge Road, in Carrollton Township.Mark Tower | MLive.com

CARROLLTON TOWNSHIP, MI — Police have identified a 62-year-old pedestrian who died Sunday, Aug. 10, after he was struck by a van on Carrollton Road late Saturday, Aug. 9.

"We're pretty sure that he was part of the paid attendees to go to the pub crawl," he said. "They typically sell a T-shirt that is part of the price to go to the pub crawl, and he was wearing one of the T-shirts."

Oatten said the driver of the van told officers that he noticed large crowds of people gathered near the intersection of Carrollton and Mapleridge, and said he drove near the center of the road in an attempt to avoid those pedestrians.

Witnesses at the scene confirmed that there were people gathered on both sides of the road, Oatten said. He said the investigation is in its preliminary stages but said initial evidence suggests that the man "stepped out in front" of the van.

The police chief pointed out that the speed limit on that section of Carrollton Road is 25 miles per hour and police believe the driver was "well within that," he said.

The driver was not a part of the pub crawl activities, police said.

Peil was taken to Covenant HealthCare in Saginaw, where he died of his injuries about 4 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 10.

The name of the driver of the van is not being released at this time and the crash remains under investigation.

Police report the driver of the van is cooperating with the investigation, which is being conducted by the Carrollton Township Police Department and the Saginaw County Crash Investigation Team.

The crash was one of three fatal crashes involving a vehicle hitting a pedestrian in Saginaw and Isabella counties over the weekend.